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July 20, 2016 12:34 PM

India is in continuous engagement with China over NSG issue: Sushma

Government today said, its recent efforts about securing India's membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which could not succeed following the China's objection, has actually opened the door in this direction. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sus...

July 20, 2016 12:27 PM

AAP woman activist commits suicide

A woman activist of the Aam Aadmi Party allegedly committed suicide in Narela area of Delhi yesterday. Her family members claimed that she had gone into depression after her alleged molester, a party colleague, was released on bail. Police said the woman consumed poisonous substance at her home and ...

July 20, 2016 12:26 PM

RS passes Child Labour Amendment Bill with enhanced punishment for violators

Rajya Sabha has passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2012. The bill prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations or processes except where the child helps his family, with the provision for imprisonment up to two years for any violation.<br/&gt...

July 20, 2016 11:38 AM

Govt wants to pass GST Bill in Parliament through consensus: Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said, the government wants to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in Parliament through consensus. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme in New Delhi today, Mr Naidu said, the government is continuou...

July 20, 2016 8:17 AM

India imports over 7 lakh tonnes of pulses to meet domestic demand

India has imported over 7 lakh tonnes of pulses during April and May of this fiscal to meet domestic demand. This was informed by Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply to Lok Sabha yesterday. <br/><br/>Mr Paswan said, the production of pulses varies in the range of 17 to 19.5...

July 20, 2016 8:09 AM

Oldest litigant of Ayodhya dispute passes away

The oldest litigant of Babri Mosque Ram Janmbhumi dispute of Ayodhya, Hashim Ansari passed away this morning. The 96 year old Ansari, who was ailing for sometime, breathed his last at his house in Ayodhya. <br/><br/>He had filed the case in December, 1961 about the disputed matter. He ha...

July 20, 2016 7:43 AM

Army Chief to visit J&K today to review security situations

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir today to review the security situations in Kashmir valley as well as along the Line of Control. General Singh's visit to the valley comes in the backdrop of violent protests in the wake of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists i...

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